What is the Truth?

Last Saturday, I was listening to my usual Saturday morning radio show. The host reported the story of the Connecticut basketball coach who got into a disagreement with a reporter. The way the host played the clip, it appeared as though the coach was a real jerk.

A couple of hours later, I heard another host reporting on this story. She had the opposite take on it. She was praising the coach and she played more of the clip. It seems that the coach was being criticized for making a big salary. What the first host left out is that the coach and the basketball program make $12 million a year for the university. In effect, his salary is not costing the state anything.

Finally, on a TV show, I heard about this story again and discovered that the coach was so upset with the reporter because it was supposed to be a press conference about basketball and the team and the reporter's question was out of line.

It really makes me wonder about all the other "news" I hear on the radio and TV. How often is a story distorted to make it fit the reporter's or host's agenda? Are they that desperate that they have to distort a story? Who can you believe?

I do try to verify when I am interested in something and I don't believe everything I hear. I suggest you do the same.